The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-11
NOT SUPPRESSED AT ROME.
DE-. HGLYNwS DEFENCE WAS LAID
BEFORE CARDINAL sLafE0NL

A Plain Answer from Cardinal Gibbons to
Dr. McGiynn's Statement = Mis-. Mary
Caldwell Has Not Withdrawn Her $780,
900 GIT to the Catholic University Fund.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 1o.-Cardinal Gibbons
authorizes the following statement. bearing on
the assertion Of DR.. McGlynn that the Cardinal
had received at Rome and had suppressed DR..
McGlynns defence on tho charges which ended
in DR.. McGlynn's accommodation:
Shortly after his arrival In home In Feb
ruary last Cardinal Gibbons, In an audience
with the Holy Father. was requested by his
Holiness to ask DR.. McGlynn to come to Rome.
The next day the Cardinal compiled with the
instructions Of the Holy Father; but as he did
not know DR.. McGlvnns address, he wrote the
letter to DR.. Burtsell. because he regarded him
as friend OF DR.. McGlynn. Some weeks later
Cardinal Gibbons received reply from DR..
Burtsell giving reasons and excuses why Dr.
McGlynn did not 90 to Rome. As tho answer
from DIR. Burtsell was addressed not to Car
dinal Simeoni. but to Cardinal Gibbons him
self. the latter saw no reason for handing the
letter to the Pyopaganda. Far. however. from
full to communicate them to the Cardinal Pre-
fest Of the propgaag sa 3D. ;.ca,,., a,hho,.
between DR.. MoGlynn and his Archbishops and.
IL Tbeh Ss Yad no aes
and his visit to Rome had in view different
y" Willie the Cardinal. in common with the
prelates Of the country. was anxious, In the in
terest OF education e, and relGion. 70 see uni
particular locality. The Cardinal has no
knowledge Of any change contemplated or eff
fected in the original endowment"
1t may be added. on the authority Of Mr.:
Kss that as story ery e
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kssne i to Be- tie rector q the new uniyeTsi-
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tho rectory Of the university would have been
granted. He has 2 large diocss s to manage % mage
agreeable to him than any ONCE connected
9G. Of f: A. BshDI Kfap: be nns
hui hui Of tho 10 saSiect He is the head Of the
Building Committee. and has had to attend to
much Of the work as vol as collecting money
to add to the fund; which ., is nm On
money received from Miss Caldwell is not. a
subscription. but trust fund set apart for tho
ton for the site and for ths. erection Of the uni
vcrsity. It Is now beyond her control. Thirty
The Of E. and hS 1 mss
now at least $4,000. or the rest OF tho $780,.
O0O $17O,O0O Is to DO used for the erection OF
tho building. and the remaining $4,000 Is to
be reserved for the paying OF professor or
Tho stories that Cardinal Gibbons had acted
dismissed with the remark that they were too
Major John 5. Kelley. at whose house in
TO Rome. and whore the Cardinal is said to
was very friendly to Dr. McGlynn. told SUN
reporter last night that the interview OF DR..
Burtsell with the Cardinal was very short
THAT Cardinal Gibbons interfered in any
way between Arch bishop CorriRRn and DR.. Nc
Glynn," said Mr.. Kelley is false. ;! suppose
this whole story is gotten up for political pur-
DR.. Mcdonnell. Archbishop Corrisan's secre,
tary. told a reporter yesterday afternoon that
Cardinal Gibbons had been intrusted with no
defence to make for DR.. McGlynn at Rome, and
that DR.. Burtsell's letter to the Cardinal was
simnly personal one: ma,
seE il as vii sfd the pSsasd
until he renders himself completely submissive
to the Holy Father. :. In ordering the excom-
munication of DR.. McGlynn the Holy Father
wrote that he had examined the case in all its